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Cultures of Defiance and Resistance - Social Movements in 21st-Century America (Hardcover)
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Cultures of Defiance and Resistance - Social Movements in 21st-Century America (Hardcover)
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How does one achieve a sense of freedom and meaning in a confusing,
over-bureaucratized, and unequal world? Scott McNall offers the
compelling case that we do so by taking a stand to protect our
identities and values, and by taking further steps to create a
sense of community with like-minded people. Modern social movements
have sprung up on the right and left, to provide this sense of
community, to seek explanations for why things are the way they
are, and to discover what might be done in response. At this
critical juncture in American society when divisions over race,
class, gender, and government influence persist, movements allow
their members to feel they are not trapped by their conditions.
Cultures of Defiance and Resistance is an eye-opening account of
the 'Antis' - those who stand in opposition to received wisdom and
power, who resist the science of climate change, who reject
vaccinations, who want to ban GMOs, and those who have resisted
what they see as political or cultural oppression, such as Black
Lives Matter, Occupy Wall Street, and the Tea Party. McNall
masterfully explores the goals, narratives, and rhetoric used by
groups on the left, right, and center to understand and cope with
21st century America in a time of mass discord, uncertainty, and
hostility. In doing so, he reframes social movements for a new era
in one of the first cross-comparative books reflecting the entire
political spectrum.
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